Recent content by KwaTeebs

this video shows the location of the coolant drain plug (without the stopcock) on the block

yeah... thats why we replaced the head gasket. Reflecting more on your question. I have not done one since replacing the head gasket.

KZN - KwaZulu Natal... this day was my first ever experience of a seriously deep river crossing. The water came right over the top of the bonnet, and I just had to keep the bow wake momentum going and hope for the best. She pulled through like a champ, with only one casualty of one of my high...

The Tuli Block in Botswana... a place with few rules, home of giant baobabs, elephants, lions and wilddogs, where you can get out of your car wherever you want, and you can camp in the wilderness with no fences separating you from the wildlife. I have been here a few times now, and definitely a...

The Karoo desert -- always a treat to take in its wide open expansiveness. A treat for the soul.

Camping trip up to the Groot Winterhoek mountains just outside Cape Town

Oh man... I see I stopped updating this log over 2 years ago. I went through so much drama and downtime with the vehicle not running that I was getting a bit despondent and didn't really feel like updating this space out of frustration :bang: I have had a serious time getting this baby stable...

Top of the Groot Winterhoek mountains just outside Cape Town.

Hi All, sorry been quiet on this front. I was up in Mozambique for a while. I have driven about 8,000 km with no real issues... She does run hot on very hot days (38-40 degrees celcius) while on a sustained uphill or mountain pass. Driving up Van Reenans pass I stopped about 90% of the way...

CLeaned out the gunk in the radiator... she is still overheating under load. Going to run her without the thermostat, just to see what happens. I will also look into this below.

I only used that green /yellow coolant as far I am aware... but I did have some people do work on my car who may have without my knowledge. I will be careful just to use one going forward.

I did have it recored about 15,000km ago... and recently we tested the flow rate and it was seemingly fine as part of this diagnostic process, so it seemed a fools errand to strip her again and inspect the core. Yet there we were with the bottom clogged up with rust. Not sure how that works...

thanks for all the input... I got the radiator back after cleaning the rust out. So fingers crossed this is the cause of the issue. Will revert when i know more

Thanks for all the Input... we stripped the radiator for a proper check and there was a bunch of rust visible once the side frames were off... Going to fix that and see if this solves the problem, as there is not space for a bigger radiator than this it seems. Fan: - did use toyota silicone...

no running the 5 speed manual H55F... but yes original gearbox for the 3F on the FJ62. They did companion this engine and gearbox on some 70 series I believe, so I dont consider that an issue, but I may be wrong.